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Amy the Red Panda Is Writing the Best Story in the World

Colleen A F Venable · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

An exuberant, hilarious guessing game about storytelling, creativity, friendship, and patience - with the most adorable animal menagerie you'll find anywhere!Amy the Red Panda starts to tell her best friend Mervin the Sloth a story when - uh-oh - a rainstorm of letters pours down! When...
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How Airplanes Get from Here . . . to There!

Jordan D Brown · Simon & Schuster Books
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

Learn all about the soaring science behind aerodynamic airplanes in this fact-tastic nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series about the science of fun stuff!Did you know that some military aircrafts are capable of "supersonic flight," traveling at speeds faster than...
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A Friend Like You

Andrea Schomburg · Tiger Tales
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Squirrel and Bird are very different. One likes nuts, and the other likes worms! But both of them are happy to try something new. And together, they make the very best of friends. A beautiful tale of an unlikely friendship, brought to life with sweet illustrations.
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What I Love About You

Susan Farrington · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A sweet and funny "I Love You" picture book about everything a parent loves about his or her child - from acclaimed artist Susan Farrington.Do you know what I love?So many things! When you smile,When you're brave,When you hold my hand,And a million more things, too many to list,All...
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Mr. Pants: Slacks, Camera, Action!

Scott Mccormick · Dial Books
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Mr. Pants is a hilarious comic book style chapter book series, perfect for fans of Bad Kitty and Fly Guy!Mr. Pants only has a few hours to make a movie with his sisters if they're going to win the filmmaking contest and get a trip to Hawaii. Why do dumb things like chores and tea parties...
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My Grandparents Love Me

Claire Freedman · Simon & Schuster Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

From the illustrator of I Love Dad and I Love Mom comes a joyful celebration of grandparents everywhere and the special bonds they share with their grandchildren.I'm off to Gran and Grandpa's, with a big smile on my face. I always feel wrapped up in love, when I stay at their place!...
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Ocean animals from head to tail

Stacey Roderick · Kids Can Press
Pages: 36
Format: Print book

This nonfiction picture book uses a playful guessing game to introduce eight different ocean animals and some unique aspects of their bodies. First, readers are shown a close-up illustration of an unusual part of an animal's body and asked to guess its owner: ? What ocean animal has a head...
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I'm Going to Give You a Bear Hug!

Caroline B. Cooney · Zonderkidz
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

I'm Going to Give You a Bear Hug!, written by bestselling author Caroline B. Cooney, is a playful and comforting bedtime book that imagines all the wonderful ways a child might give and receive a hug. Whether it's a big bear, gasp for air, knock over a chair hug or a wet and drippy,...
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Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

Oliver Jeffers · Philomel Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Oliver Jeffers, arguably the most influential creator of picture books today, offers a rare personal look inside his own hopes and wishes for his child--and in doing so gifts children and parents everywhere with a gently sweet and humorous missive about our world and those who call it home....
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Horses: Wild and Tame

IRIS VOLANT · Flying Eye Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Since horses were first domesticated thousands of years ago, these iconic animals have been a part of human history--they've plowed our fields, pulled our carts, fought in our wars and been our beloved companions.Journey through the history of human and horse interaction in this beautifully...
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